TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Clinical decision making regarding suicide risk: effect of patient and clinician age
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Berman, Noah Chase
A1  - Tung, Esther S.
A1  - Matheny, Natalie
A1  - Cohen, I. Glenn
A1  - Wilhelm, Sabine
SP  - 269
EP  - 274
VL  - 40
IS  - 5
N2  - To ascertain how patient age influences suicide risk assessment, clinicians (N = 262) read an ambiguous vignette about Bill (aged either 39- or 79-years-old), and subsequently rated Bill's suicide risk and hospitalization needs. Suicide risk ratings varied greatly and young clinicians rated Bill's suicide risk and hospitalization needs higher when he was elderly (79-year-old); whereas, older clinicians rated Bill's suicide risk and need for hospitalization higher when he was younger (39-year-old). The interaction between patient and clinician age may reflect a "similarity" bias, such that clinicians perceive those who are different (i.e., younger or older) to be at elevated risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2015.1128498
ID  - ref1
ER  -